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Broderick Bode (1947^[1] - 10 January, 1996^[2]) was an Unspeakable working in the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries, partnered with Professor Saul Croaker and a friend of Arthur Weasley. Bode is described as being "a sallow-skinned wizard with a very mournful face", and due to his strange nature spoke in a "sepulchral" type of voice and had an unfaltering gaze that made anyone he looked at uncomfortable.

Biography

Summers of 1994 and 1995

In 1994, Bode attended the Quidditch World Cup with fellow Unspeakable Saul Croaker. The following summer, he ran into colleague Arthur Weasley, who was in a rush to reach Courtroom Ten with Harry Potter, who had a hearing with the Wizengamot.

That same year, Bode became a target of the Death Eaters, as Lord Voldemort was seeking a prophecy pertaining to himself and Harry, a record of which was stored in the Hall of Prophecies in the Department of Mysteries. Death Eater Avery informed the Dark Lord that an Unspeakable would be able to fetch the prophecy for him, after an attempt to force Sturgis Podmore to steal it while under the Imperius Curse failed.

Attempt at theft and injury

Lucius Malfoy, one of Voldemort's spies at the Ministry, placed Bode under the Imperius Curse to force him to attempt the same theft. Lucius Malfoy noted that Bode showed unusual resistance to the Imperius curse, which Augustus Rookwood suggested may have been because the Unspeakable knew what would happen if he tried to remove one of the Prophecies. The moment he touched the orb, the defensive spells around it were triggered, as prophecies can only be obtained by those about which they are made. Bode suffered spell damage that affected his mind, causing him to believe he was a teapot.

Believing Bode had simply been injured in a workplace accident, he was taken to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for treatment, but his injuries seemed irreparable, and as such was moved to the Spell Damage ward, left lying in his hospital bed, comatose most of the time, and those times he was awake, he was mumbling and staring at the ceiling.

Murder

Broderick Bode St Mungo's — Broderick Bode in convalescence at St Mungo's, on Christmas 1995. Note the "rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles" on his bedside table.

Eventually, Bode's condition took an upturn, and his health began to steadily improve. Upon learning of this, the Death Eaters, unable to risk Bode getting better and exposing their plan, sent him an anonymous "Christmas present" — a potted plant and a calendar. The Healer in charge of the ward at the time, Miriam Strout, was busy over the Christmas period, delivering other presents, looking after patients, seeing to visitations from family and friends etc. and as such overlooked the plant's dangers, in direct contradiction of St Mungo's strict guidelines on decorations permitted in wards, and left it on Bode's bedside cabinet table. Over the next few weeks during the Christmas holidays, Healer Strout, noticing Bode's improving speech and mobility, encouraged Bode to look after the plant himself, unaware that that the "rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles" Strout had mistook for a Flitterbloom, was instead a disguised cutting of Devil's Snare. One night, the plant, touched by the convalescent Bode, throttled him instantly, causing Bode to asphyxiate.

Bode was discovered dead in his bed the next morning, and Healers were immediately called to the scene, though were unable to revive Bode. St Mungo's, as a result, promised a full inquiry, though were unable to account for the presence of the plant on the ward, and Healer Strout herself was suspended on full pay.

Voldemort also severely punished Avery for his bad advice, especially after hearing a true account of what would have happened from former Unspeakable and spy Augustus Rookwood.

The death of Bode was ruled as a "tragic accident" and the Daily Prophet reported it as "Tragic Demise of Ministry of Magic Worker," though Harry realised the truth during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Aside from Harry and his friends, there seemed to be nobody in Hogwarts who knew or cared about Bode's death.

Etymology

The meaning of the word "bode" is to be an omen. Also, a stop or delay.

Behind the scenes

BroderickBode? — A wizard bearing a resemblance to Broderick Bode's description.

On the lift scene at the Ministry of Magic, as seen in film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, there is a wizard who, given his resemblance with Bode's description in the novel, may be him. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 As Bode was forty-nine years old on 10 January, 1996 when he died.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 As the Christmas holidays are two weeks long, beginning on Christmas Day (25 December) and going on for fourteen days, the holidays end on 8 January. The day after, 9 January, was the day in which Harry had his Occlumency lessons. Therefore, the day Hermione reads about Bode's death would be 10 January.

Department of Mysteries employees
Unspeakables
Broderick Bode · Saul Croaker · Elton Elderberry · Grim Fawley · Dinah Hecat · Olivia Green · Gareth Greengrass · Eloise Mintumble · Levina Monkstanley · Augustus Rookwood · Regina Rowle · Albert Sallow
Other personnel
Keeper of the Hall of Prophecy · Unidentified intern

St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
Founder: Mungo Bonham
Locations
Alchemy Room · 'Dangerous' Dai Llewellyn Ward: Serious Bites · Entrance dummy · Hospital Ward · Janus Thickey Ward · Poisoning Department · Purge and Dowse, Ltd · St Mungo's Admissions Department · St Mungo's Certified Healer Insignia · St Mungo's student programme
Employees
Positions	Healer · Mediwizard · Trainee Healer · Welcome Witch
Healers	Astrid Cole · Dilys Derwent · Omar Abasi · Eustace Burke · Ruby Honeysuckle · Lancelot · Chiara Lobosca · Rutherford Poke · Augustus Pye · Hippocrates Smethwyck · Helbert Spleen · Miriam Strout · Portrait of a Healer · Wiggins · Talbott Winger's mother
Patients
Katie Bell · Bilton Bilmes · Bitten St Mungo's patient · Barnabus Blenkinsop · Philbert Chivers · Herbert Chorley · William Dale · John Dawlish · Andre Egwu's sister · Fugitive werewolf · Dorian Fungbury · Grubby-looking St Mungo's patient · Rubeus Hagrid · Penny Haywood · Gordon Horton · Jacob · Tulip Karasu · Cecil Lee · Cassandra Mason's tenants · Minerva McGonagall · Tasmina McLaggen · Eloise Mintumble · Montgomery · Naasz · Esme Page · Miriam Strout · Laura Thorn · Nymphadora Tonks · Unidentified dragonologist · Unidentified St Mungo's patient · Unidentified werewolf · Arthur Weasley · Ginevra Weasley · Winged St Mungo's patient · Winifred Warrington
Long-term residents	Agnes · Alice Longbottom · Broderick Bode (deceased) · Frank Longbottom · Gilderoy Lockhart · Zenith Xeep

[birth-1] 1.0 ^1.1 As Bode was forty-nine years old on 10 January, 1996 when he died.

[death-2] 2.0 ^2.1 As the Christmas holidays are two weeks long, beginning on Christmas Day (25 December) and going on for fourteen days, the holidays end on 8 January. The day after, 9 January, was the day in which Harry had his Occlumency lessons. Therefore, the day Hermione reads about Bode's death would be 10 January.

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-'''Broderick Bode''' (c. [[1940s|1946]] - [[1996]]) was an [[Unspeakable]] working in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s [[Department of Mysteries]], partnered with [[Croaker]] and a friend of [[Arthur Weasley]]. Bode is described as being "a sallow-skinned wizard with a very mournful face", and due to his strange nature spoke in a "sepulchral" type of voice and had an unfaltering gaze that made anyone he looked at uncomfortable.
+'''Broderick Bode''' ([[1947]]<ref name="birth"/> - [[10 January]], [[1996]]<ref name="death"/>) was an [[Unspeakable]] working in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s [[Department of Mysteries]], partnered with [[Professor]] [[Saul Croaker]] and a friend of [[Arthur Weasley]]. Bode is described as being "a sallow-skinned wizard with a very mournful face", and due to his strange nature spoke in a "sepulchral" type of voice and had an unfaltering gaze that made anyone he looked at uncomfortable.
 ==Biography==
 ===Summers of 1994 and 1995===
-In [[1994]], Bode attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]] with fellow Unspeakable [[Croaker]]. The [[1995|following summer]], he ran into colleague [[Arthur Weasley]], who was in a rush to reach Courtroom Ten with [[Harry Potter]], who had a hearing with the [[Wizengamot]].
+In [[1994]], Bode attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]] with fellow Unspeakable [[Saul Croaker]]. The [[1995|following summer]], he ran into colleague [[Arthur Weasley]], who was in a rush to reach Courtroom Ten with [[Harry Potter]], who had a hearing with the [[Wizengamot]].
-That same year, Bode became a target of the [[Death Eaters]], as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was seeking a [[The Prophecy|prophecy]] pertaining to himself and Harry, a record of which was stored in the [[Hall of Prophecies]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]]. Death Eater [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]] informed the Dark Lord that an Unspeakable would be able to fetch the prophecy for him, after an attempt to force [[Sturgis Podmore]] to steal it while under the [[Imperius Curse]] failed.
+That same year, Bode became a target of the [[Death Eaters]], as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was seeking a [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] pertaining to himself and Harry, a record of which was stored in the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]]. Death Eater [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]] informed the Dark Lord that an Unspeakable would be able to fetch the prophecy for him, after an attempt to force [[Sturgis Podmore]] to steal it while under the [[Imperius Curse]] failed.
-===Attempt at Theft and Injury===
+===Attempt at theft and injury===
-[[Lucius Malfoy]], one of Voldemort's spies at the Ministry, placed Bode under the Imperius Curse to force him to attempt the same theft. The moment he touched the orb, however, the defensive spells around it were triggered, as prophecies can only be obtained by those about which they are made. Bode suffered spell damage that affected his mind, causing him to believe he was a teapot.
+[[Lucius Malfoy]], one of Voldemort's spies at the Ministry, placed Bode under the Imperius Curse to force him to attempt the same theft. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">[[Lucius Malfoy]] noted that Bode showed unusual resistance to the Imperius curse, which [[Augustus Rookwood]] suggested may have been because the Unspeakable knew what would happen if he tried to remove one of the Prophecies. </span>The moment he touched the orb, the defensive spells around it were triggered, as prophecies can only be obtained by those about which they are made. Bode suffered spell damage that affected his mind, causing him to believe he was a teapot.
-Believing Bode had simply been injured in a workplace accident, he was taken to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] for treatment, but was his injuries seemed irreperable, and as such was moved to the Spell Damage ward, left lying in his hospital bed, comatose most of the time, and what times he was awake, he was mumbling and staring at the ceiling.
+Believing Bode had simply been injured in a workplace accident, he was taken to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] for treatment, but his injuries seemed irreparable, and as such was moved to the Spell Damage ward, left lying in his hospital bed, comatose most of the time, and those times he was awake, he was mumbling and staring at the ceiling.
 ===Murder===
+[[File:Broderick Bode St Mungo's.png|thumb|left|300px|Broderick Bode in convalescence at St Mungo's, on Christmas 1995. Note the "rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles" on his bedside table.]]
-Eventually, Bode's condition took an upturn, and his health began to steadily improve. Upon learning of this, the [[Death Eaters]], unable to risk Bode getting better and exposing their plan, sent him an anonymous "Christmas present" — a potted plant and a calender. The Healer in charge of the ward at the time, [[Miriam Strout]], was busy over the Christmas period, delivering other presents, looking after patients, seeing to visitations from family and friends etc. and as such overlooked the plant's dangers, in direct contradiction of St Mungo's strict guidelines on decorations permitted in wards, and left it on Bode's bedside cabinet table. Over the next few weeks during the Christmas holidays, Healer Strout, noticing Bode's improving speech and mobility, encouraged Bode to look after the plant himself, unaware that that the "rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles" Strout had mistook for a [[Flitterbloom]], was instead a disguised cutting of [[Devil's Snare]]. One night, the plant, touched by the convalescent Bode, throttled him instantly, causing Bode to asphyxiate.
+Eventually, Bode's condition took an upturn, and his health began to steadily improve. Upon learning of this, the [[Death Eaters]], unable to risk Bode getting better and exposing their plan, sent him an anonymous "[[Christmas]] present" — a potted plant and a calendar. The [[Healer]] in charge of the ward at the time, [[Miriam Strout]], was busy over the Christmas period, delivering other presents, looking after patients, seeing to visitations from family and friends etc. and as such overlooked the plant's dangers, in direct contradiction of St Mungo's strict guidelines on decorations permitted in wards, and left it on Bode's bedside cabinet table. Over the next few weeks during the Christmas holidays, Healer Strout, noticing Bode's improving speech and mobility, encouraged Bode to look after the plant himself, unaware that that the "rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles" Strout had mistook for a [[Flitterbloom]], was instead a disguised cutting of [[Devil's Snare]]. One night, the plant, touched by the convalescent Bode, throttled him instantly, causing Bode to asphyxiate.
 Bode was discovered dead in his bed the next morning, and Healers were immediately called to the scene, though were unable to revive Bode. St Mungo's, as a result, promised a full inquiry, though were unable to account for the presence of the plant on the ward, and Healer Strout herself was suspended on full pay.
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 Voldemort also severely punished Avery for his bad advice, especially after hearing a true account of what would have happened from former [[Unspeakable]] and spy [[Augustus Rookwood]].
-The death of Bode was ruled as a "Tragic Accident" and the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' reported it as "Tragic Demise of Ministry of Magic Worker," though Harry realized the truth during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].
+The death of Bode was ruled as a "tragic accident" and the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' reported it as "Tragic Demise of Ministry of Magic Worker," though Harry realised the truth during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]. Aside from Harry and his friends, there seemed to be nobody in [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] who knew or cared about Bode's death.
 ==Etymology==
 The meaning of the word "bode" is to be an omen. Also, a stop or delay.
+==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:BroderickBode?.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A wizard bearing a resemblance to Broderick Bode's description.]]
+*On the lift scene at the Ministry of Magic, as seen in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', there is a wizard who, given his resemblance with Bode's description in the novel, may be him. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed.
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st Mention}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{mention}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Ministry Level 9 employees}}
+{{St. Mungo's}}
+[[es:Breoderick Bode]]
 [[fr:Broderick Moroz]]
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+[[Category:Imperius Curse victims|Bode, Broderick]]
+[[Category:Killed by Walden Macnair|Bode, Broderick]]
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-[[Category:Ministry of Magic employees|Bode, Broderick]]
 [[Category:Murder victims|Bode, Broderick]]
 [[Category:Second War casualties|Bode, Broderick]]
-[[Category:St. Mungo's patients|Bode, Broderick]]
+[[Category:St. Mungo's permanent patients]]
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